Where does “tombolă” come from?

tombolă (Romanian) comes from French tombola, from Italian tombola, from Italian tombolare — To tumble or fall.

tombolă (Romanian): raffle

Definitions

  1. raffle

Ancestry of “tombolă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtombolaa lottery, raffle
2Italiantombolabingo; tumble; oops, upsadaisy
3ItaliantombolareTo tumble or fall
Every word from Italian tombolare →Every word from Italian tombola →Every word from French tombola →
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